Although today the state's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French Canadians who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name, Illinois.
Highest team totals in test match cricket, by all teams. Highest total or score by a team in test match is made by Sri Lanka = 952 for 6 declared against India at Premadasa stadium in Colombo, back in August 1997..
55 home matches, 3537 runs, 43.13 batting average, 182 highest score. One of England's most consistent and durable batsmen, Colin Cowdrey enjoyed a great deal of success in his home territory in a career that lasted from the 1950s until the 1970s.n the game of cricket, batsmen always want to score runs on their home turf, especially when representing their country in Test cricket. The bowlers come into a tour fired up and determined to make their mark on unfamiliar territory, so to repel them, a batsman needs to have a great amount of talent at the crease.